Minimizing the Time Required to Initiate and Terminate an Instant Messaging Session

1. A method for minimizing the time required to terminate an instant messaging session, comprising: detecting termination of said instant messaging session by a local user, wherein said termination of said instant messaging session includes said local user closing a user interface window containing said instant messaging session; in response to said detecting termination of said instant messaging session, for a predetermined time period following said detection of said termination of said instant messaging session, checking instant messages received from other participants in said terminated instant messaging session for insignificant farewell messages, wherein said checking includes checking the content of said messages received from other participants in said terminated instant messaging session for a minimum message word count not including insignificant farewell content; and in response to detecting an insignificant farewell message, processing the detected insignificant farewell message such that said target user is not disturbed by the detected insignificant farewell message.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said processing of the detected insignificant farewell message comprises ignoring the detected insignificant farewell message.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said processing of the detected insignificant farewell message comprises transmitting a pre-composed response message to one of said participants in said terminated instant messaging session that sent the detected insignificant farewell message.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said insignificant farewell content includes at least one insignificant farewell term.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein said insignificant farewell content includes at least one insignificant farewell expression.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein said insignificant farewell content includes at least one insignificant farewell acronym.

7. A computer system having hardware including at least one processor communicably coupled to a computer readable memory, said computer readable memory having program code stored thereon for minimizing the time required to terminate an instant messaging session, said program code comprising: program code for detecting termination of said instant messaging session by a local user, wherein said termination of said instant messaging session includes said local user closing a user interface window containing said instant messaging session; program code for, in response to said detecting termination of said instant messaging session, for a predetermined time period following said detection of said termination of said instant messaging session, checking instant messages received from other participants in said terminated instant messaging session for insignificant farewell messages, wherein said checking includes checking the content of said messages received from other participants in said terminated instant messaging session for a minimum message word count not including insignificant farewell content; and program code for, in response to detecting an insignificant farewell message, processing the detected insignificant farewell message such that said target user is not disturbed by the detected insignificant farewell message.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein said program code for processing of the detected insignificant farewell message processes the detected insignificant farewell message by ignoring the detected insignificant farewell message.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein said program code for processing of the detected insignificant farewell message processes the detected insignificant farewell message transmits a pre-composed response message to one of said participants in said terminated instant messaging session that sent the detected insignificant farewell message.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein said insignificant farewell content includes at least one insignificant farewell term.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein said insignificant farewell content includes at least one insignificant farewell expression.

12. The system of claim 7 , wherein said insignificant farewell content includes at least one insignificant farewell acronym.

13. A computer program product, comprising: a non-signal computer readable storage medium, said computer readable storage medium having program code stored thereon for minimizing the time required to terminate an instant messaging session, said program code comprising: program code for detecting termination of said instant messaging session by a local user, wherein said termination of said instant messaging session includes said local user closing a user interface window containing said instant messaging session; program code for, in response to said detecting termination of said instant messaging session, for a predetermined time period following said detection of said termination of said instant messaging session, checking instant messages received from other participants in said terminated instant messaging session for insignificant farewell messages, wherein said checking includes checking the content of said messages received from other participants in said terminated instant messaging session for a minimum message word count not including insignificant farewell content; and program code for, in response to detecting an insignificant farewell message, processing the detected insignificant farewell message such that said target user is not disturbed by the detected insignificant farewell message.

14. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein said program code for processing of the detected insignificant farewell message processes the detected insignificant farewell message by ignoring the detected insignificant farewell message.

15. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein said program code for processing of the detected insignificant farewell message processes the detected insignificant farewell message transmits a pre-composed response message to one of said participants in said terminated instant messaging session that sent the detected insignificant farewell message.

16. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein said insignificant farewell content includes at least one insignificant farewell term.

17. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein said insignificant farewell content includes at least one insignificant farewell expression.

18. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein said insignificant farewell content includes at least one insignificant farewell acronym.